Digestive System Study Guide cloned 5/11/2021

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28 questions
1

Carbohydrates are broken down into

1

Lipids are broken down into

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Proteins are broken down into

1

Which organic molecule provides long term energy and insulation?

1

What are some functions of the digestive system?

2

List the parts of the digestive system in the order in which the apple passes through them

2

Identify one part of the digestive system where mechanical digestion takes place. Explain how the apple is mechanically digested.

1

Identify one part of the digestive system where chemical digestion takes place. Explain how the apple is chemically digested.

1

Where is the starch (a complex carbohydrate) in the apple initially broken down?

1

What enzyme is released by the salivary glands?

1

The passageway for food to the stomach is the

1

What enzyme works in the stomach?

1

Pepsin breaks down

1

The pancreas and liver release digesitve juices into the

1

The small intestine is covered with fingerlike projections that increase surface area for absorption of nutrients. These projections are called

1

The small intestine produces many enzymes. Which enzyme in the small intestine breaks down any remaining proteins?

1

What is the function of bile?

1

If your gallbladder was removed, what foods would you have a hard time digesting?

1

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream in the

1

Which accessory organ produces fluid that increases the pH in the small intestine? This fluid stops the work of pepsin in the small intestine.

1

Water is absorbed in which organ?

6

Match the organ with the function

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Stomach
Physically breaks down food with teeth and chemically breaks down food with saliva
Mouth
Passageway of food
Small Intestine
Stores food and breaks down proteins
Large Intestine
Absorbs nutrients into blood
Esophagus
Absorbs water
Rectum
Stores feces
3

Match the accessory organ with its function

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Liver
Makes bile
Gallbladder
Stores bile
Pancreas
Releases digestive juices to stop the work of pepsin in the small intestine
6

Move the enzymes to what organic molecule they break down

  • Salivary Amylase
  • Pepsin
  • Bile
  • Sucrase
  • Peptidase
  • Intestinal Lipase
  • Carbohydrate
  • Lipid
  • Protein
6

Move the enzyme to the organ that produces it.

  • Salivary Amylase
  • Peptidase
  • Pepsin
  • Intestinal Lipase
  • Bile
  • Sucrase
  • Stomach
  • Mouth
  • Small Intestine
  • Liver
3

Click on the three accessory organs

1

Chron's disease causes inflammation of the digestive track, particulary the small intestine would directly interfere with the of the following digestive fuctions?

1

What do disaccahrides, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as starch, have in common?